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A fake crowdfunding page claiming to help a girl with leukaemia has tricked many people into donating money.

Rachel, one of the victims of the scam, was contacted by someone on Facebook who shared a link to the fake page.

She said: 鈥淭he profile on social media was very real. This person said their brother had kindly donated 拢250 Argos vouchers and they were looking for minimum donations of 50 quid. In hindsight if something seems too good to be true it usually is.鈥�

The page had been copied from an authentic account which aimed to raise money for a six-year-old girl called Kimberley so she could go to Disneyland Paris after she finished her leukaemia treatment.

鈥淲hen the bank transfer went through, everyone was immediately blocked on Facebook, and that鈥檚 when the penny dropped,鈥� added Rachel, who went on to create a live Facebook video to explain to others how she was tricked by the scam.

This clip is originally from 5 live Breakfast 3 April 2017.